NJ Archives Vol. XLII — the abstracts of Jonas Carle's 1805 will (Morris Twp., proved 5 April 1815, File 1582 N) and his son Jacob Carle's 1815 will (proved 17 February 1817, File 1675 N).

Transcription and notes

Provenance, why the Carles are a Cooper branch, the Boyle/Bayle OCR artefact, the minority clause, and the Coryell neighbours are all in the source: and coverage: headers and are not repeated here.

Jonas Carle's will — verbatim abstract

1805, Sept. 30. Carle, Jonas, of Morris Twsp., and Co.: will of. Three daughters, Anne, Sarah and Lydia Carle, each, $175. Daughter, Elizabeth Vail, $80 over what she has had since her marriage. Moveable estate to be sold and proceeds divided equally between three daughters, Anne, Sarah and Lydia, and 2 sons, Jacob and Daniel. Son, Jacob, that part of my lands in Morris and Somerset Co (being part of farm whereon I live), adjoining Elias Coryell, Ludlow Squire, David Coryell, David Kirkpatrick, and adjoining Benjamin Smalley, Alexander Kirkpatrick, in Somerset Co. Son, Daniel, residue of lands lying in both counties as aforesaid. If either should die before me, leaving no issue, his share to survivor. Executors—son, Jacob Carle, Stephen Cooper, Benjamin Ludlow, and if I should die before youngest daughter is 18, they are to be guardians of her person and estate. Witnesses—John Williams, Robert Bayle, William Bayle, Jr. Proved Apr. 5, 1815, when Jacob Carle and Benjamin Ludlow signed as Executors. File 1582 N.

Data from the document (Jonas Carle's will)

• Testator: Jonas Carle of Morris Township, Morris Co. (= [p.277]; husband of Ann Cooper [p.602]). Will dated 30 Sept. 1805; proved 5 Apr. 1815 (⇒ Jonas died early 1815 — cf. Find a Grave #7632998: d. 31 Mar. 1815, bur. Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery).
• Children named (6): daughters Anne, Sarah, Lydia Carle (each $175); daughter Elizabeth Vail ($80 over what she had at marriage = already married + dowered); sons Jacob + Daniel.
• Land: son Jacob gets part of the home farm in Morris + Somerset Cos., adjoining Elias Coryell, Ludlow Squire, David Coryell, David Kirkpatrick (and in Somerset, Benjamin Smalley + Alexander Kirkpatrick); son Daniel gets the residue of lands in both counties.
• "Youngest daughter not yet 18" clause ⇒ a daughter (Lydia, b. Sep 1790 = 15 in 1805) was still a minor at the will's writing.
• Executors: son Jacob Carle, Stephen Cooper, Benjamin Ludlow. Witnesses: John Williams, Robert Bayle, William Bayle Jr. ( "Bayle" is an OCR artifact of Boyle — the Ancestry abstract of this same will reads "Robert Boyle, William Boyle Jr." [G.239], and Jacob's inventory was made by "Solomon Boyle." Read as Boyle. The recorded will is NJA Wills Vol XLII pp. 72–73.)

Jacob Carle's will — verbatim abstract

1815, July 7. Carle, Jacob, of Morris Twsp., and Co.; will of. Residue of moveable estate, after debts are paid, to 3 sisters, Anne, Sally and Lydia Carle. Said Anne to have use of east part of house where I live and other privileges while unmarried, and at her death same privilege to my brother, Daniel. Anne also to have $1,500. To said Sally and Lydia, each $250. To said brother, Daniel, all real estate in counties of Morris and Somerset, he paying the legacies. If either of sisters or brother should die before me, survivors to share estate equally. Executors—sister, Anne Carle, Benjamin Ludlow. Witnesses—James Boylan, John Williams, Ludlow Squier. Proved Feb. 17, 1817, when Ann Carle signed as Executrix. 1817, Jan. 31. Inventory, $2,983.83; made by John Williams, Solomon Boyle. Includes share in Baskingridge Library Co. and a few names in accounts. File 1675 N.

Data from the document (Jacob Carle's will)

• Testator: Jacob Carle of Morris Township (= Jonas's son [p.720]; the same Jacob named in Jonas's 1805 will). Will dated 7 July 1815; proved 17 Feb. 1817 (⇒ Jacob died 1816/early-1817 — matches L.4 tree "Jacob b. Feb 1775, d. 1817").
• Died unmarried / no issue: the entire estate passes to siblings (sisters Anne, Sally [=Sarah], Lydia; brother Daniel) — no wife or children named.
• Sister Anne = unmarried (gets house-privileges "while unmarried" + $1,500); brother Daniel = residuary devisee of all real estate (Morris + Somerset).
• Inventory $2,983.83 (incl. a share in the Basking Ridge Library Co.). Executors: sister Anne Carle + Benjamin Ludlow. Witnesses: James Boylan, John Williams, Ludlow Squier.

What the two wills establish (reconciliation with the L.4 tree)

• Six of the eight L.4 cid-3 children are primary-source-confirmed (named in one or both wills): Elizabeth Vail [p.719], Jacob [p.720], Anne [p.722], Sarah/Sally [p.724], Lydia [p.725], Daniel [p.726].
• The two L.4 children absent from both wills — Elijah ([p.721], b. Feb 1776) + Timothy ([p.723], b. May 1781) — therefore predeceased Jonas (before 1805), dying without issue (consistent with their blank death dates + "0 descendants" on the tree). The wills are the negative evidence that dates their deaths to <1805.
• Daniel [p.726] married late: Jacob's 1815 will still treats Daniel as the unmarried farm-heir; the L.4 tree's "Daniel m. Dec. 1853 Mary Ann Bloom" (with 5 descendants) fits a man who inherited both his father's (1815) and brother's (1817) lands and married decades later.
• pr.16 / Coriell-proximity datum: Jonas Carle's home farm adjoins Elias Coryell + David Coryell in Morris/Somerset — another node placing a Daniel-Sr-connected household next to the Coryell family (cf. [A.83] Jacob Carl Sr's 1769 will; fam.15). Executor Stephen Cooper + Benjamin Ludlow (a Cooper-Ludlow in-law) reflect the dense Cooper/Ludlow/Coryell Long-Hill network.

Cross-references

• p.277 Jonas Carle · p.602 Ann Cooper Carle · children p.719–p.726
• A.83 — Jacob Carl Sr's 1769 will (Jonas's father; the grandfather) · A.9 Daniel Sr's 1791 will ("children of daughter Anna" referenced) · I.130 Brode (Ann × Jonas) · L.4 the tree (cid 3 branch) · K.35 Jonas Carle's Morris Twp land